Centre for Dementia Learning

1300 DEMENTIA (1300 336 368)

1300 DEMENTIA (1300 336 368)

Ask Annie

Build your teams’ knowledge and skills with Ask Annie, a mobile app designed for self-paced microlearning. This tool provides practical tips and strategies to better support people living with dementia.

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Supporting you in supporting others

People living with dementia can sometimes demonstrate changed behaviours. Tasks like getting dressed, showering or preparing a meal can become confusing or unsafe.

This can create stress for the person living with dementia, their family and the care worker. It can also impact the care worker’s time and ability to complete other tasks.

Ask Annie is a mobile education app that helps care workers provide better support to people living with dementia.

Meet ‘Annie’, an experienced care worker

‘Annie’ is a dementia champion with years of experience of providing support to people living with dementia. She guides users through different scenarios, offering practical tips and tools to strengthen their dementia support skills.

Annie promotes a person-centred approach, showing care workers how to put the needs and wants of the individual at the forefront of every interaction. Ask Annie helps users understand how people living with dementia may be communicating their unmet needs through behaviours.

If one of our home carers has questions about how to care for a client living with dementia, like mealtimes or showering, they could take a few minutes before they arrive at their home to brush up on some tips that could help alleviate any challenges that may arise in the situation. After a quick refresher, they would feel more equipped and empowered to better support the person in their care.

– Bridget Howes, General Manager, BlueCross

Convenient, accessible education for your workforce

Ask Annie is designed for fast, straightforward learning. Each course is made up of different modules, supported by short videos and easy-to-read summaries. Interactive quizzes help support workers identify gaps in their knowledge and apply their new understanding.

Ask Annie is an intuitive and engaging learning experience. It can be used anywhere, anytime.

This app is suitable for care workers:

with no previous dementia education
who are educated and want to refresh their skills
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

On-the-go education to match your teams’ needs

Ask Annie is professional development education designed for your needs. There is no need to backfill or allocate additional staff time.

Workers can decide what and when they learn, based on their own needs and time. Each module takes only five minutes to complete. They can also use the search function to find specific topics and quickly refresh their skills before seeing a client.

Ask Annie’s dashboard allows managers and leaders to monitor engagement, progress and areas for improvement at a team or organisational level.

Ask Annie can provide that extra bit of assistance that a support worker might need in their daily tasks. Different approach, different method, a great assistance out there in the workplace.

– Anthony Valle, Aged care support worker, CO.AS.IT.

Delivery options

Ask Annie is a mobile application.

Suitability

Any staff who provide direct support to people living with dementia in home, community, residential or disability support setting.

Availability

The Ask Annie app is available on all mobile devices, including phones and tablets.

Mobile phones provide the best user experience.

Cost

Annual licence fee $60 per person, with bulk purchase discounts available.

Ask Annie can be purchased through Dementia Australia with licencing agreement. It can also be downloaded by individuals who will receive access to the first three modules, including C for Communication as a gift to support them in providing better quality of care to people living with dementia.

Program benefits

Staff learn practical, action-based skills to provide safe, person-centred support to people living with dementia.
Your workforce feels comfortable applying a preventative approach to positively support people living with dementia.
People living with dementia and their families feel confident in the support being provided.

Fill in the form to get free access for your team.

To learn more about Ask Annie, call Centre for Dementia Learning on 1300 DEMENTIA (1300 336 368) or email cdl@dementia.org.au

Centre for Dementia Learning

Centre for Dementia Learning

Ask Annie

Support for Ask Annie.

Supporting you in supporting others

Meet ‘Annie’, an experienced care worker

Demonstrate your commitment to improving standards in aged care. Equip your team with best-practice dementia support skills and knowledge.

Convenient, accessible education for your workforce

On-the-go education to match your teams’ needs

Delivery options

Suitability

Availability

Cost

Program benefits

Ask Annie has been funded by a Gandel Foundation multi-year Major Grant. Dementia Australia extends its appreciation to Gandel Foundation for making this exciting project possible.

Fill in the form to get free access for your team.

To operate Ted on your computer you will need:

Chrome browser

A recent model computer or laptop

A microphone

Centre for Dementia Learning

Ask Annie

Support for Ask Annie.

Supporting you in supporting others

Meet ‘Annie’, an experienced care worker

Demonstrate your commitment to improving standards in aged care. Equip your team with best-practice dementia support skills and knowledge.

Convenient, accessible education for your workforce

On-the-go education to match your teams’ needs

Delivery options

Suitability

Availability

Cost

Program benefits

Ask Annie has been funded by a Gandel Foundation multi-year Major Grant. Dementia Australia extends its appreciation to Gandel Foundation for making this exciting project possible.

Fill in the form to get free access for your team.

Sign in to your account

To operate Ted on your computer you will need:

Chrome browser

A recent model computer or laptop

A microphone